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Michael Spell, 25, will be eligible for parole in 25 years for the conviction of deliberate homicide.

Spell pleaded guilty last fall to killing Arnold in early January 2012 after he and another man took a drug-fueled road trip from Colorado to the Bakken in search of work in the region’s oilfields. Arnold’s body was found two months later near Williston, N.D.

During the trip to North Dakota, co-defendant Lester Van Waters Jr. and Spell watched women at a laun-dromat and at a truck stop, with Waters urging Spell to attack the women and put them in the vehicle, Mon-tana District Judge Richard Simonton said, referencing

a pre-sentencing investiga-tion.

In those cases, Spell waited too long on purpose to avoid committing the crimes, Simonton said.

On the morning of Jan. 7, 2012, they encountered Arnold, 43, a popular Sidney math teacher, while she was jogging alone. Waters testified in August 2013 he let Spell out of the vehicle to approach Arnold about having sex.

Prosecutors believe Wa-ters was not present when Arnold died, but had left the area to do drugs, Richland County Attorney Mike We-ber said.

Judge Simonton, referenc-ing statements Spell made to his attorneys, outlined the attack:

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WILLISTON (AP) — A Williston man who died while kayaking on Lake Sakakawea was a decorated soldier who served two tours in Iraq.

Thirty-five-year-old John Drange was report-ed missing Thursday morning, and searchers found his body later that day. Authorities say no foul play is suspected in his death.

Drange enlisted in the Army in 1998 and served two tours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He joined the National Guard in 2008.

He earned numerous medals throughout his military career.

State Guard Commander Maj. Gen. Dave Sprynczynatyk issued a statement saluting Drange's service and offering the Guard's con-dolences to his family.

“We are extremely saddened to learn of the recent death of one our National Guard mem-bers,” Sprynczynatyk said. “The condolences of our entire North Dakota National Guard family go out to John’s family in this time of sorrow, and we salute his military service to our nation, state and communities.”

According to the National Guard, Drange enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1998 and served two tours to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. After a brief break in service, he joined the North Dakota Army National Guard in 2008. He was assigned to the Minot—based Forward Support Company of the 164th Engineer Battalion as a Petroleum Supply Specialist.

Sgt. Drange’s military awards and decora-tions include the Army Commendation Rib-bon, Army Achievement Medal (4 Awards), Army Good Conduct Medal (2 Awards), Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (2 Awards), National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal (with 1 Service Star), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Noncom-missioned Officers Prof Development Ribbon, and Army Service Ribbon. His National Guard awards include the North Dakota National Guard Emergency Service Ribbon (2 Awards), North Dakota National Guard Service Ribbon and the North Dakota National Guard Basic Training Ribbon.

Kayaker was decorated soldierDrange, 35, found in Lake Sakakawea after going missing

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WILLISTON — A shoot-ing range announced last year is seeking to grow large enough to host NRA events, but has been tabled pending more investigation after sev-eral questions were raised during a recent meeting of the Williams County Plan-ning and Zoning board.

Wade Slater told the board they want to be able to bring large national shooting events to the area, but for that will need a 1000-yard range, and that will require a significantly larger invest-ment than the previous design.

As a result, they're re-questing a zoning change, rather than a conditional use permit, to protect the in-

vestment that will be made by the range's owner, Mike Palmer.

Slater estimated the total investment will be at least $4 million before all is said and done.

"A conditional use is good for five years," Slater said, "but if you guys change, here we are invested with all this money, and we are screwed."

Painted Woods is intended to be a family friendly activi-ty and healthy recreation for the community, its owners have said. Palmer was grant-ed a conditional use permit in December of 2013 by the Williams County Commis-sion for the development. It was to include 15-station sporting clay courses with two clay throwers each, two

five-stand clay fields, a pistol and 300-yard rifle range, an archery range, a putt-putt golf venue and recreational areas for the public to host special activities.

In public comments, landowners were concerned about granting the zoning change.

"I think it is a neat thing if it comes to fruition," a woman identifying herself as Roxanne said. She is a landowner adjacent to the range. "My concern is, if it doesn't work out for them, so they just use it for some-thing entirely different like we have seen many times, and then it becomes some-thing extremely detrimental to our little piece of heaven down there."

Another person asked

about safety, and keeping the lead shot from going into the creek and was concerned about the clay pigeons. "It says on the box they are toxic to horses," he said.

Board members wanted to know what kinds of restric-tions could be placed on the development if a zoning change was granted, and it was at that point planning and zoning personnel asked to table the development for further discussion and investigation.

The project is still await-ing a meeting on particulars. Once the meeting has taken place and the investigation is complete the matter can be brought back to the plan-ning and zoning board.

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WILLISTON — He's a guy with all the right moves, and he'll be coming soon to Willis-ton for a day full of dance and challenge intended to raise the bar for any dancer in the community ages 9 to 18.

Ian Klein, a New York City choreographer and dancer, who has performed in mov-ies and hit television series is coming in for master classes for youth dancers Wednesday and Thursday at the Grand Williston Hotel. Youth dancers ages 9 to 12 meet 4 to 6:30 p.m. while 13 to 18 year olds are 7 to 9:30 p.m.

Dancers should bring their own shoes, as well as snacks and water.

Klein's visit is being spon-sored by Kay Michael Lee Studio, but is open to any dancer in the community. The fee is $185 for studio at-tendees and $195 for all oth-ers ages 9 to 18. An RSVP is not required. Dancers may show up at the door.

"Even though our studio is hosting the event, in no way did we want to keep this to ourselves," Serena Christianson said. She is cofounder of the studio and pointed out it is not often Williston area youths would have this kind of opportunity without expensive travel to a large metropolitan area. "We want dancers from the sur-rounding region to take ad-vantage of this workshop, to learn from someone with so much talent right here in Williston."

Christianson can be reached at 701-572-6597 for more details.

Klein has taught classes throughout the country in a variety of styles, from classical ballet and jazz to tap, hip-hop, break dancing, ballroom and many others.

He knew he wanted to be a professional dancer when he was just 3 years old.

"I saw Gregory Hines on Sesame Street and told my parents, 'I want to do that,'" he said.

In the class, he wants to expose participants to a wide array of dance styles, which he believes will increase their versatility and help them decide where their dance focus should be.

"I want them to come away with a little more knowledge of something they didn't know before, in a style that is difficult for them," he said. "the more you know, the more you understand and the more you're able to do."

Klein says it's not the first time he's come to North Dakota to offer a master class. One thing he's found is the dancers here are eager to learn. "I'm excited to come back," he said. "I hope to see a whole bunch of new faces."

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David Brent Everson, 49, of Williston, passed away early Friday morning, April 17, 2015, at Trinity Hospital in Minot, after a sudden illness.

His funeral will be celebrat-ed Tuesday afternoon, April 21, at 2 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Williston. Rev. Pastor Mock will officiate and interment will follow in the Riverview Cemetery.

David Brent Everson was born in Williston on Jan. 10, 1966, the son of George and Marlene (Mockel) Everson. He attended local schools graduating from Williston High School with the Class of 1984, and went on to attend Montana State University in Bozeman where he was enrolled in the College of Business.

Possessing a spirit for traveling and having mi-nored in French at MSU, David journeyed to France where he lived for a time and was married. Upon returning to the states he and Valerie located in Wil-liston where he worked for his father.

After their marriage

ended, David's jobs took him to Montana, Colo-rado, New Mexico, California and Min-nesota. He was an ad-ept builder, knowing many facets of the construction industry. Dave was also fluent with several computer programming languages which he put to use designing and coding programs and databases for personal finance, construc-tion and legal industries.

Most recently after return-ing to Williston, he put his engineering and develop-ment skills to work creating the Ranches at West Acres.

Dave was fond of and grateful for his many friends through the years, and adored his dogs.

He had a passion for both snow and water skiing. He simply loved the out-doors and hunted much as a younger man. Dave also

possessed an eye for pho-tography and a working knowledge of cameras.

David is survived by his mother, Marlene Roberts and her husband, Fred, of Williston; his older brother, Greg, and his wife, Charysse, and their chil-dren, Bryn, Leif and Jorn, all of Williston; his younger brother, Steve of Las Vegas; aunt Cleo Schmitz of Texas; his uncle and aunt, Larry and Carol Mockel of Willis-ton; and numerous cousins.

He was preceded in death by his father, George Ever-son; his paternal and mater-nal grandparents; two uncles, an aunt, and a cousin.

Friends may visit www.eversoncoughlin.com to share remembrances of Da-vid or leave condolences for his family. Friends may also call at the Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home of Williston Monday from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m., and at the church on Tuesday for the hour pre-ceding the funeral service.

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Winsloe Phelps Johnson, 65, of Tioga, passed away Wednesday morning, April 15, 2015, at Tioga Medical Center.

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Spell, already under the influence of alcohol, crack cocaine and marijuana, took another hit of crack before he walked toward Arnold.

Arnold smiled at Spell and he smiled back before he grabbed her around the mouth and struggled with her on the ground. Spell held her on the ground as another vehicle drove by. Spell thought she had only passed out until he dragged her to the vehicle and Waters helped get her in the backseat.

Arnold died of asphyxi-ation as a result of being held in the mud, Weber said.

The men drove around with her body for two days before Waters advised they needed to get rid of it, Simonton said, again refer-encing the pre-sentencing investigation.

Family and friends of Ar-nold showed little reaction during the hearing, some quietly exchanging hugs after it concluded.

“I’m very relieved the pro-cess is done,” said Sherry’s husband, Gary Arnold.

While the grieving process will never end, his wife’s death won’t refresh itself with regularity in media reports, he said.

“What gets to me more than any other thing is the randomness of the act,” Gary said. “If Sherry had stopped because of a broken shoestring, if she would have tripped and fallen and scraped her knee or sprained an ankle, she’d be alive.”

This would have been Sherry’s 25th year teach-ing and she had planned to retire at the end of the year.

“We had plans to travel together, to do so many things together,” Gary said. “That’s what’s taken.”

Spell, who showed no emotion as he left the courtroom, made a brief statement and asked for forgiveness.

“I’m sorry for what I’ve done. I know that I hurt a lot of people,” Spell said.

Defense attorney Al Avi-gnone argued Friday that Spell, who can’t read and has the intellectual ability of an 11-year-old, should be sentenced to the Mon-tana Department of Public Health and Human Services rather than prison.

Spell acted in fear of threats Waters made against him and his family, and his intellectual disabil-ity made him easily manip-ulated by Waters, testified Dr. Craig Beaver, a clinical psychologist who evaluated Spell.

“Waters took full advan-tage of Michael’s disability and used him,” Avignone said. “He took him along to do his dirty work, that’s what he did.”

Judge Simonton said he thinks it’s questionable whether the threats hap-pened before or after the murder, and noted that Spell had opportunities to escape Waters.

Avignone said attorneys

plan to appeal the decision to sentence Spell to prison, as well as the judge’s earlier decision that Spell was fit to stand trial. Dur-ing the hearing, Avignone argued it would be “cruel and unusual punishment” to put someone with Spell’s mental capacity in prison.

“He will be victimized time and time again,” Avig-none said.

Waters, who also pleaded guilty to deliberate homi-cide, is serving 100 years in prison with 20 suspended.

Weber noted the impact Arnold’s death had not only on her family and friends, but to the region.

“Her death and the man-ner in which it occurred has caused people to look at their safety differently,” Weber said. “It has changed lifestyles.”

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Journey to Berlin, a city of impressive size, and you’ll see many impressive sights: the Brandenburg Gate, Vic-tory Column, Olympic Sta-dium, and Berlin Wall. Each evokes its era and showcases human potential, whether that potential be for great-ness, or madness.

But all of Berlin’s grand sights are not of the past. The modern era has con-tributed to Berlin’s skyline as well. Welcome inside the Hauptbahnoff. How did one transportation project help redefine a city?

Opened in 2006, Berlin’s Central Train Station (or the Hauptbahnoff, as Germans refer to it in their language) was nearly 15 years in the making. Most Germans would prefer to remember that time period as long past: In the years af-ter West and East Germany reunified in 1990, the Ger-man economy was, to use a local phrase, be-crapped. (It’s actually a more explicit phrase, which I can’t write here, but you get the idea.) Outsourced jobs and high unemployment led to public malaise: could the country prosper as a whole again?

“We needed a symbol,” Burkhard Ahlert, spokes-person for Deutsche Bahn, the German national railway company and owner of the Hauptbahnoff, tells me during a walk-through. “That time period had not been good in Germany. We needed a symbol to move forward, for progress.”

This area of Berlin was largely unpopulated and depressed: the Berlin Wall cut through nearby, tear-ing not only the land, but all of society. The task of unified Germany’s biggest project became huge, on many levels. Mr. Ahlert points skyward, at the glass ceiling: “The architects included the open ceiling as a symbol: bring in daylight, we needed light.”

Daylight does shine in, down five levels through this humongous structure where 32 elevators and 54 escalators move 300,000 daily people past 80 shops (100 percent occupied) that employ 600 people while 1300 trains ar-rive and depart in all direc-tions, north, south, east, and west. It’s dizzying, at times.

Brandon Howard from Colorado makes his way to the bottom level of the train station with ease. He’s just arrived from the airport, and is connecting to a train to go to the summer camp where he’s taught English for

the past three years. “I’ve learned this is how Germans travel” he says. “I’ve grown accustomed to these trains each summer, and now I couldn’t imagine traveling any other way here.”

Alex Davitov of Florida waits on the platform for a train west to Hamburg. “The station is so well-organized,” he says. “If we had reliable train service like this in the States, I’d use it more often.”

Greg Holzhueter from Min-nesota passes through the station while doing family research in the region: “It’s so clean for it’s size,” he re-marks. “I didn’t know train stations like this could exist.”

On this day, I encounter only praise for the Haupt-bahnoff, the largest rail crossing station in Eu-rope. But it’s not without controversy: engineers recently discovered certain tracks have a “construction weakness” with some track screws. Some rail lines will close for a few months over the next two years, so offi-cials can understand the full extent of the problem. This concerns Germans, because less than a decade after opening, these repairs, es-timated at 25 million euros (about $26.5 million), will add to the station’s price tag of 1.2 billion euros.

Ahlert considers mainte-nance and upgrades to be necessary for any transpor-tation infrastructure project and prefers to look at the big picture, as evident when

he described the original financial plan for the station as “clever”: Deutsche Bahn imagined the construction costs forward 100 years, he says, to allow time to collect taxes and fees from station businesses and trains. (You’d better believe, years later, the collection continues.) “At the time of construction, we Ger-mans wanted to look into the future; far, far, into the future,” he says.

“I’m glad our government took charge and made this station happen. This should be the responsibility of the government, to look out over the whole system and organize transportation for the future.” he continues, revealing a mindset of gov-ernment I find common in Europe. “People must care about the environment, and we need to adapt because of that care.”

Back down at track level, Ben Davis of Connecticut takes pictures of what he calls a “kick-ass train station.”

It’s not an expression Ahlert may immediately recognize, but he would appreciate the sentiment. “Railway stations,” he be-lieves, “can be like business cards for the city.”

Davis is now sharing Berlin’s business card many, many times.

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On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deep-water Horizon oil plat-form, leased by BP, killed 11 workers and caused a blow-out that began spewing an estimated 200 million gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico. (The well was finally capped nearly three months later, on July 15.)

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Positive energy filled the Raymond Family Community Center on Saturday April 18th.

There were painted smiling faces, enticing vendors, bags filled with goodies, cow milking contests, and SO MUCH MORE! There was an overwhelming amount of fun to be had by the thousands of kids and adults that came through the doors.

I want to extend a HUGE thank you to the Week of the Young Child committee members that made this event pos-sible. This event would not have been taken place without their sincere planning, dedication, hard work, and time.

THANK YOU to everyone who made Kids Day out a major success!!!

Abbie KempWilliston

A successful day for kids

The American electorate is gradually becoming a nation of political spectators, pushed side by the vast fortunes and ambi-tions of a new breed of political activists.

We don’t know if successful billionaires are bored with success or they have a yen to extend their control beyond economics but, in either case, they have arrived on the political scene big time.

These ominous observations evolved from the announcement last week by Matea Gold of the Washington Post that a cadre of liberal donors was ready to raise tens of millions of dollars in build a new power base in the states and catchup with the Re-publican dominance of state governments.

Working through a vehicle called De-mocracy Alliance, these wealthy liberals are focused on the nee d to strengthen the contingent of liberal legislators in antici-pation of the redistricting of the congressional districts following the 2020 census.

Earlier this year, the billionaire conservative Charlie & David Koch Brothers pledged to spend around $900 million to fund informational and propaganda campaigns through think tanks and front organizations as a run-up to the 2016 elections.

So the goal of the rich liberals and the rich conservative is the same – buy the public mind, local funding notwith-standing.

While these two groups face each other in a ground war, the presidential aspirants will continue to grind millions through the primaries. Around 10 competitive Republicans vying for the GOP nomination will bleed at least a billion dollars out of their supporters. All of them seem to have a sugar daddy or two willing to place big bets to win.

With less competition for the Democratic nomination, less money will be spent but it will certainly be more than is necessary. In any case, local money will not be counted.

In addition to these two big spending efforts, we have the associations and/or interest groups prepared to buy as much influence s they can without going to jail.

While they cannot give money directly to candidates without disclosure, they can give it to an organization that can give it to an organization and then it becomes clean.

For example, when California asked the Americans for Responsible Leadership to disclose the sources of an $11 million PAC donation, they said it came from an Arizona organization called Center to Protect Patients’ Rights, which in turn got it from Americans for Job Security. There will be no transparency or accountability in 2016.

Both the Republican and Democratic Governors Associa-tion are selling access to governors through sponsorships for which lobbyists – among them major drug industries - get to chat and feast with governors.

The attorneys general are doing the same thing. The Re-publican and Democrat attorney generals are laundering money in the same fashion for corporations, unions and associations that want to slip anonymous support into the state. It may be legal but it may not be moral.

The donations of little Americans are being submerged by the cascade of money pouring into the system made possible by a U. S. Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United case that declared corporations were persons with all of the rights of persons

As soon as the case was decided, the citizenry knew the decision was not in their interest. Americans in both par-ties solidly opposed the ruling that allowed corporations and labor unions to spend as much as they wanted on political campaigns.

According to a Washington Post-ABC poll, Democrats were 85 per cent against it; Republicans were 76% against and independents 81 per cent opposed. So now we have a system that renders the electorate to onlooker status

Is has become pretty obvious that democracy is for sale.

Lloyd Omdahl was the 34th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, taking office after Ruth Meiers died in 1987 under Gov. George Sinner was re-elected in 1988. He is also a former political science professor at the University of North Dakota.

Hillary Clinton’s an-nouncement was as inevita-ble as the coming of spring-time -- and with the way the weather has been, the com-ing of springtime seemed a lot iffier for a while. But now it’s official: Hillary Clinton is running for president of the United States. Now that she’s answered the ques-tion of if she’s going to run, she’ll have to answer ques-tions about how she’s going to run -- and how well.

Clinton has the Democrat-ic field basically to herself, and is consistently leading in the polls against every potential Republican chal-lenger. That’s the result of decades of concerted efforts. Not all of her efforts have been successful, but they have all been instructive.

Hillary has taken her time and put together an impressive organization with top-flight talent and plentiful resources. She has more top-level experience at running a presidential cam-paign than any of her likely opponents. But if generals have to be careful to avoid fighting the previous war, politicians need to avoid running their prior races. Hillary is running a new and different race -- one in-formed by past experience, but not reliant upon it.

I like the fact that she’s not starting out with a huge staff and a splashy launch. And I love that her national campaign headquarters are not in Washington, D.C., but in Brooklyn -- a name that says “blue collar” to older generations, and “hip” to younger ones.

Her agenda for the first part of the campaign is heavily weighted toward smaller, more intimate gath-erings that allow voters to experience Hillary as a real person who is responsive to their concerns. But the media, political and cultural environments have changed

enormously since 2008, and even more since the “listen-ing tour” that served her well in her 2000 Senate run in New York. It will be dif-ficult for her to interact with small groups without the media, as well as the tweeters, bloggers and trolls getting in the way.

Going forward, she will have to answer some key questions. For starters, she will have to explain why she wants to be president and where she will lead the country.

With Iran taking center stage in foreign policy, her success as secretary of state gives her a real advantage. She was the chief architect of the multilateral sanc-tions that squeezed Iran and brought it to the table. This was no easy feat, and no one in the Republican field even remotely approaches her bona fides on foreign policy.

On social policy issues, Hillary’s record and opin-ions are well-known and consistent. She doesn’t need to mask her policies, or try to do the abrupt about-face that some Republicans have to when discussing issues such as abortion with their rabid base.

On economic issues, her goals will be very clear -- the specifics of how to get there will come in time. As a woman, I think she has the capacity to talk about the economic issues that drive the women’s vote in a way that the men in the race won’t or can’t. Questions of pay equity, paid sick leave

and the minimum wage are economic issues, women’s issues and family issues, and no candidate is more uniquely qualified to frame them as such.

Despite her strength as a candidate, not every Demo-cratic elected official has lined up behind Clinton and endorsed her. Her 2000 Sen-ate campaign manager, Bill de Blasio, who is now the mayor of New York City, ap-peared on “Meet the Press” last Sunday morning before her announcement. When pressed by host Chuck Todd if he would “unequivocally” endorse Clinton, de Blasio stopped short and stated, “Like a lot of people in this country, I want to see a vi-sion.” I am confident after her policy proposals are released, her vision for the country will become clear, and de Blasio and Ameri-cans across the country will share that vision.

According to several Democratic women leaders, Secretary Clinton needs to capture the imaginations of younger women in a way that she didn’t in 2008, when those women didn’t seem to sense the historic nature of her campaign, partly because her campaign was not stressing it. I think this time around her campaign is going to embrace the significance of electing the first woman president.

In the struggles ahead, Hillary has the benefit of lessons going back to 1992 and earlier. But she can’t go back. She can only go forward. Fortunately, that is exactly where the Ameri-can people want her to take them.

Donna Brazile is a senior Democratic strategist, a political commentator and contributor to CNN and ABC News, and a contributing col-umnist to Ms. Magazine and O, the Oprah Magazine.

Legislative leaders have shown good judgement in their proposal to change North Dakota's oil tax rate.

Today, the rate is 11.5 percent, but the state has a provision by which the tax is lowered by 6.5 percent when oil prices decrease. This strategy is to encourage the oil industry in down times; however, it puts the state at risk for significantly de-creased revenue during times when other tax revenues such as income and sales taxes may also be falling.

These concerns are valid when you consider that the oil industry is responsible for more than half of state tax collection. In 2013, the industry and its employees paid $1.2 billion dollars in sales, property, corporate,

personal and other state taxes, a significant addition to the $2.9 billion in oil pro-duction and extraction taxes normally gaining head-lines. As salaries normal-ize, equipment purchases decrease, and profits within the ! oil patch decline, there will be a significant impact to these collections.

Consider this: While these tax contributions have given us record property tax relief, income tax reductions, and seemingly unlimited funds for education, the state still had billions in surpluses increasing its many funds, including the Legacy Fund, showing that we can trade off tax revenues in good times for stable revenue in slow times.

Republican leaders have

proposed a new tax rate of 9.5 percent that will offer greater stability, no matter the price. This means dur-ing times of peak tax collec-tions, the state will collect a little less than it would have, yet still have better fund-ing than most states could dream. However and more importantly, when slow-downs occur, North Dakota can remain strong. We can continue investment in our top priorities and extend the tax relief we have been granted by the development of the Bakken.

The bottom line: This proposal gives taxpayers a good deal. ! It is one we need to support.

Matthew BrekerOxbow

Good judgement to change oil tax rateLetter to the editor

Odd news

LYNNWOOD, Wash. (AP) — A tractor-trailer carrying mil-lions of honeybees overturned on a highway north of Seattle early Friday, scattering hives and sending white-suited bee-keepers scrambling to save as many insects as they could.

The truck had just merged onto Interstate 5 around 3:30 a.m. when it tipped on its side, dumping its load of 448 hives, or about 13.7 million bees, Washington State Patrol Trooper Travis Shearer said. The driver, a 36-year-old man from Idaho, was not hurt.

The company that owns the insects, Belleville Honey and Beekeeping Supply of Burlington, sent beekeepers to recover as many as possible, and bees covered their protective suits as they worked.

Highway abuzz with bees after big truck tips

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WSC The Purple School, SpanishDate: April 13- May 15Location: The ARC Time: 10:00 & 10:45You should know: The Purple School teaches children a

second language through chants, singing, and games. Our enthusiastic teachers use fun, child-centered curricu-lum to achieve concrete, quantifiable results. Children 3 months-6 years class time will be 10:00-10:45 a.m., chil-dren 1st-6th grade will be from 10:45-11:30 a.m.

For more information contact TrainND at (701)774-4235.

WSC Swing Dance 1Date: April 14-28Location: Williston State CollegeTime; Tuesday & Thursday 7:00-8:00 p.m.You should know:You will learn an appreciation of dance styles created

during the big band era including the Lindy Hop, Charles-ton, andEast Coast, Participants will learn the secrets of the lead-follow partnership, dance etiquette, musicality, and some history of each dance.

At the end of the course, participants will be asked memorize a routine in order to combine all of the skills learned.

No partner needed; must bring dance shoes. For more information contact TrainND at (701)774-4235.

Bingo NightDate: April 25thLocation: Lantern Coffee CompanyTime: 6:00 p.m.You Should Know: The Lantern Coffee Company is host-

ing a bingo night where all proceeds where go to PATH, a non-profit organization that helps those in foster care, adoption, and other behavioral health services.

Banquet WestDate: Every SundayLocation: First Lutheran ChurchTime: 5:30 to 7 p.m.You Should Know: A delicious white tablecloth dinner

awaits you, served on real plates, silverware and glass-ware. Come pull up a chair. Price: A smile.

Banquet West is organized by St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and the Lutheran congregations of Gloria Dei, West Prairie, Good Shepherd and First Lutheran, and Faith United Methodist Church.

SOS Support GroupDate: Second and Fourth MondayTime: 7 p.m.Location: Gloria Dei Church Family RoomYou Should Know: The SOS (Sound of Silence) Suicide

Loss Support Group helps those who have lost someone to suicide. We meet on the second Monday of each month at the Gloria Dei Church Family Room at 7 pm. Snacks will be served.

Lemonade Day Packet Picket and Signup Date: April 20th & 21stLocation: Williston Area Chamber of Commerce 10

Main Street, in the GymTime: 4:00-7:00 p.m.You should know: Sign up for Lemonade Day and pick

up your information packets! The first 300 to register will get a free backpack and Lemonade Day packet. For more information contact the Williston Area Chamber of Com-merce at (701)577-6000.

Plane crash survivor in concertDate: April 22Location: Gloria Dei Lutheran ChurchTime: 7 p.m.You Should Know: Plane crash survivor, Dave Anderson,

joined by his colleague Roger Walck, will appear in concert at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. Bring your neighbors and families! As part of Gloria Dei’s evening concert, Dave will retell The Rescue Story which has been seen and heard by millions of people around the world in person, on TV and radio and in many languages. The Rescue Story book and DVD will be available at the concert.

Don’t miss this wonderful evening of music, faith and fel-lowship!

REE: Common Sense Parenting Date: Wednesdays, March 25- April 29Location: Broadway CommonsTime: 7:00-9:00 p.m.You should know:Workshop designed for parents of children ages 6 to

16. It is practical, skill-based parenting program that addresses issues of communication, discipline, decision making, relationships, and school sources. Parents learn, practice, and demonstrates new parenting skills. For more information, contact Kendra Loomis, Parent Educa-tion Coordinator, at (701) 713-0663.

WSC Yoga Date: April 1-29Location: WSC Western Star buildingTime: 5:30-6:30 p.m.You should know:A 1-hour yoga class mixing hatha, vinyasa & adapted

yoga pose to build strength, stability, endurance & bal-ance. The class will focus on increasing flexibility in a safe, intelligent way. You can come to as few or as many classes as you’d like. It’s a wonderful all-levels class expe-rience for the beginner to the advanced. Must bring your own yoga mat.

“Based Couture” by Shane Brinster Date: April 1-30Location: The James Memorial Art CenterTime: Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. and Friday /

Sunday 1:00-5:00 p.m.You should know:The James Memorial Art Center is proud to present

“Based Couture” by Shane Brinster. The exhibition is-sponsored by theNorth DakotaArt Gallery Association with support from the North Dakota Council on the Arts. Shane Brinster is a multi-media artist from North Dako-ta. His current work consist of spray painting on canvas, applied via a combination of freehand and stencils. The James Memorial Art Center is located at the 621 First Avenue Westin Williston. For more information, please contact the James at (701)774-3601.

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Sakakawea Good Sam RV Chapter First Sea-sons Opener

Date: April 23rd-26th with Open House on the 25thLocation: Upper Missouri FairgroundsTime: 2:00 p.m You should know: The Sakakawea Good Sam RV Chap-

ter will hold their First Seasons Opener April 23-26. Interested new RV’ers are welcome to attend the Open House ,April 25th , and enjoy coffee and cookies while learning just what the Chapter does. If you are planning on camping with the Chapter for the weekend a fee for electricity will be charged. For more information contact (701)570-0342.

Nourishing Boomers and Beyond, Nourish Your Eyes

Date: April 21stLocation: Broadway Commons, 302 E. Broadway Time: 12:10-12:50 p.m. You should know:For North Dakotans age 50 and older

looking for information and strategies to eat more nutri-tiously and be more physically active so they can reduce the risk of developing chronic disease. Learn what to eat and do to maintain and improve the health of your eyes. For more information contact Mary Froelich at (701)577-4595.

Lunch and Learn: Adult immunizations And Healthy Living

Date: April 21stLocation: The ARC Meeting RoomTime: 12:00-1:00 p.m.You should know: Enjoy a free lunch hosted by Catholic

Health Initiatives, Mercy Medical Center as we dive into topics that may affect you. For more information contact (702)774-7444.

Car Seat Safety Date: April 21st Location: McAuley Education Center, 1301 15th Ave. WTime: 7:00-9:00 p.m. You should know:This class is designed to help parents/

caregivers keep their “precious cargo” safe by under-standing the importance of proper car seat use. Please bring your car seat with its’ instruction manual, along with your vehicles’ owners manual.

For more information contact Jodi McCann at (701)774-7009.

WSC intro to Computers Date: April 21st & 22ndLocation: WSC Crighton Building Time: 5:30-8:00 p.m. You should know:Basic computer functions; creating

and editing documents, using the mouse and keyboard, email and Internet. In addition, learn how to add pictures to your documents, delete, cut and paste text from web pages, and create an address book. For more information contact TrainND at (701)774-4235.

Dear Annie: For many years, I have heard about the dangers of secondhand smoke. I am a non-smoker, but was married to a smoker for 13 years and have asth-ma.

Now that pot is being legal-ized in some states, includ-ing where I live, what are the dangers of secondhand pot smoke? I haven’t heard a word about it. Are the states just looking for additional tax revenue and keeping it out of the news? -- Concerned Breather in Oregon

Dear Breather: Accord-ing to the American Lung Association, inhaling smoke is harmful whether it’s from cigarettes, pot or burning wood. Marijuana smoke contains many of the same toxins, irritants and carcino-gens as tobacco smoke, and pot smokers generally inhale it for a longer period of time. Secondhand marijuana smoke contains the same in-gredients.

How dangerous is it to non-smokers? A 2014 study found that blood-vessel func-tion in lab rats dropped by 70 percent after 30 minutes of exposure to secondhand marijuana smoke and hadn’t returned to normal even after 40 minutes. And the rats suffered the same effects even if the pot contained no THC. So, you might not get a “contact high,” but with continued exposure, you

could suffer impaired lung and blood-vessel function.

Marijuana is much stronger today than it was 40 years ago. More studies need to be done, obviously, but if you are

regularly exposed to smoke of any kind, you are likely to develop a problem. Steer clear.

Dear Annie: I am respond-ing to “B’’ about unsolicited phone calls. I recently fell victim to such a scam. I purchased a lifetime repair contract for my computer. A month later, I received a call saying they were going out of business and needed to return my money. I foolishly let them gain control of my computer, where they claim to have accidentally “depos-ited” an amount greater than what they owed me. They then said I needed to send a MoneyGram for the overpay-ment.

I had the person on my cellphone when I went to a MoneyGram location. The woman there told me to hang up and informed me that it was a scam. I then went to my bank and was able to protect my account. I also

reported it to the police.

On my way to the bank, I received 17 calls from the scammer asking why I hadn’t sent the money. The specialist at the bank told him to stop calling. It was too late to reverse the charges on my credit card for the origi-nal contract, but the bank canceled that card and is-sued a new one. Here is how I stopped these calls:

1. I blocked the numbers they were calling from on my cellphone and my home phone.

2. I set “call rejection” on my home phone so if anyone called from a “private” or “unknown” number, they would be required to unblock their number and call back.

I hope others learn from my experience. -- A Lesson Well Learned

Dear Lesson: Thank you for sharing. We received a great many letters with examples of how these un-scrupulous people work and will print more in future col-umns. Stay tuned.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to an-niesmailbox@creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- There is so much go-ing on around you that you may have trouble keeping up. You will come out ahead if you keep your priorities straight and don’t take on unnecessary tasks.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Delays, stress and frustra-tion will ensue if you need to deal with governmental or bureaucratic agencies. Keep your important documents in order if you want to save yourself time and frustra-tion.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Groups that you feel strongly about will benefit from your input. Don’t be

surprised if you are asked to assume a leadership role. Your investment of time and effort will raise your profile.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You will waste time if you get caught up in a verbal battle. Be an observer, not a participant. Choose an out-let that will keep you out of the line of fire.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Share your innovative and valuable ideas. You will gain ground over your com-petitors if you are assertive. Take advantage of every op-portunity that comes your way in order to triumph.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- You have a heart of gold, but you mustn’t donate to every cause or organization that approaches you. The best investment you can make is in yourself.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- You will be oversensi-tive regarding personal mat-ters. Don’t let this get you down. Patience will help you ride out the storm and then some.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- There is money to be made. Going the extra

mile at work will be worth the effort. You will be recog-nized for your discipline and determination, and hand-somely compensated.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Spread your wings. If there is something you have been wondering about or deliberating, take the plunge. You will prob-ably wish you had done so sooner.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Personal problems will upset you. Be careful not to judge others or take sides. Remain neutral until all the facts are in and you feel cer-tain that you can make the right choice.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Reconnect with old friends or distant family members. A telephone call or email will help to strengthen the bonds between you. A minor windfall or debt repayment is forthcoming.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Change is in the air. With your intuition and dedication, you will be in an ideal position to take advan-tage of an opportunity that lies ahead.

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Edward R. Murrow, who died in 1965, said, “The speed of communications is won-drous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of informa-tion that we know to be un-true.”

What would he think about communications today?

At the bridge table, most nonexperts do not work out the distributions of the un-seen hands; and, to be hon-est, often it does not matter. Checking winners, losers and high-card points is more fruitful. But occasionally a deal comes along in which hand distribution is impor-tant.

To test yourself, cover the South and West hands. South is in four hearts. West leads the club ace, under which East signals with the eight, starting a high-low (echo) with a doubleton. West cash-es his club king and gives East a club ruff. What should East lead at trick four?

In the bidding, South rebid three hearts to show at least 5-5 in the majors. North un-derstandably went with the 5-3 heart fit. (Three no-trump fails if the defenders attack diamonds early.)

West was tempted to lead a trump because he had such good spades, but that might not have worked well here. If South wins the trick, cashes the spade ace, ruffs a spade in the dummy, and draws trumps, West is squeezed in three suits.

Now back to East’s prob-lem. He has seen declarer produce three clubs. So South’s initial hand dis-tribution must have been 5-5-0-3. East must resist the temptation to try to cash the diamond ace, which is fatal. Instead, he must exit with a trump. Then the contract cannot be made.

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at Dickinson Girls Softball

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Boys BaseballWilliston High School

at Minot, 4:30 p.m.

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The Minnesota Wild may have earned a split on the road, but they'll need to find a way to contain Vladimir Tarasenko head-ing into Monday's Game 3 of their Western Confer-ence first-round playoff series against the visiting St. Louis Blues. Tarasenko registered a hat trick to power St. Louis to a 4-1 vic-tory Saturday and tie the best-of-seven series at one game apiece.

"Obviously the guy that you’re talking about, he’s a very good player and he’s going to find a way to make plays," Wild coach Mike Yeo said of Tarasenko. It was only the second road loss in 14 games - both in St. Louis - for the Wild, who dropped their last three at home

and will be facing one of the league's top road teams. The Blues finished 24-12-5 away from home during the regular season and are confident heading into the Twin Cities. “We've been a good road team all year. Actually, we've been a great road team all year,” Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. “We’re going to have to play some of our best hockey.”

TV: 8 p.m. ET, CNBC, FSN Midwest (St. Louis), FSN North (Minnesota)

ABOUTTHEBLUESTarasenko and Alexander

Steen missed six and five games, respectively, down the stretch but quickly reclaimed their scoring touch after being reunited on a line with rookie Jori Lehtera, amass-ing 14 points in three games - including the regular-season

finale versus Minnesota. “They’re put together to do that kind of stuff,” Blues defenseman Kevin Shat-tenkirk said. “They’re going to get some good matchups and be able to play against some lines that hopefully we can take advantage of." Rookie Jake Allen made 24 saves Saturday to earn his first postseason victory and will be in net for the third straight contest.

ABOUTTHEWILDForward Jason Zucker did

not skate in Sunday's optional practice but said he expects to return to the lineup after taking a shot off the left thumb in Game 2 while forward Justin Fontaine also is expected back after sitting out Saturday due to illness. Devan Dubnyk, who went 27-9-2 with five shutouts with

Minnesota, has seen a rise in his goals-against average (1.78 to 2.52) and a dip in his save percentage (.936 to .894) since the postseason started, but his teammates are focused on the bigger picture. “We’re in a good position," forward Charlie Coyle said. "It’s a tied series right now, going back home. We’ll take that.”

OVERTIME1. Tarasenko has scored

seven goals in his last eight playoff games.

2. Minnesota D Marco Scandella scored his team's lone goal Saturday, his third in four games dating to the regular season.

3. Shattenkirk has mul-tiple assists in consecutive playoff games, the first St. Louis blue-liner to accom-plish that since Al MacInnis in 1999.

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St. Louis Blues center Steve Ott (9) pressures Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba (55) during the second period in game two of the first round of the the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scottrade Center.

Wild seek to turn series at home

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In Game 1, WSC Tetons and Dakota County Techni-cal College both threatened with rallies, but it was WSC Tetons that eventually took advantage of them in an 11-6 win at Rosemount, Min-nesota.

DCTC out-hit the Tetons 13-1, but stranded nine run-ners on base.

Martina Marquardt went a perfect 1-for-1 at the plate for WSC Tetons. She singled in the third inning.

Jalen Creech got the win for Tetons despite allowing six runs over seven in-nings. She struck out three, walked none and surren-dered 13 hits.

Annica Sierra took the loss for Dakota County Technical College. She allowed 11 runs in six in-nings, walked seven and struck out two.

The top of the first saw Dakota County Technical College take an early lead, 2-0. The Dakota County Technical College attack began with a single from El-lie Schneider. A passed ball moved Schneider from first to second. Sierra doubled, scoring Schneider. DCTC added more runs when Sierra scored on an RBI single by Keya Rode.

The lead stayed with WSC after the third, when it scored four runs on a fielder's choice and an RBI single by Marquardt.

WSC pushed across three runs in both the fourth in-ning and the fifth.

The Tetons quickly matched DCTC’s strong inning with a three-run in-ning of its own in the fifth.

In Game 2, the Tetons won 9-2 Sunday in seven innings.

WSC scored four runs in the fourth on RBI singles by Martina Marquardt and Jalen Creech, and a two-run single by Natalie Bernard.

Bernard racked up three RBIs on four hits for the Tetons.

Alyssa Affleck allowed one earned run, six hits and no walks while striking out four over seven innings of work.

Cassy Gerchy took the loss for Dakota County Technical College. She allowed nine runs in six innings, walked three and struck out one.

BASEBALLThe Tetons came out fir-

ing, but couldn't hang on to the lead in Game 1, ending up on the losing side of a 6-2 ballgame against Dakota County Tech on Saturday.

In the top of the third, Tetons grabbed the early lead, 2-0. Parker Kinkade singled to ignite the of-fense. Lucas Rissler singled, scoring Palmer Powis and Kinkade.

Dakota County Tech got one-run rallies in the third inning and the fifth. In the third, Dakota County Tech scored on an RBI single by Miller, plating Rodriguez.

Dakota County Tech never surrendered the lead after the sixth inning, scoring four runs on a two-run home run by Lacina.

In Game 2, Kinkade brought home the winning run to give the Tetons the lead in the eighth inning, as WSC hung on to beat Dakota County Tech 5-4 on Saturday.

Corbin Phelts singled to get on base in the eighth. He then went from first to second on a groundout by Palmer Powis.

Nick Wagner led the Tetons' offensive threat, as he got on base four times in the game. He doubled in the sev-enth inning and singled in the fifth and eighth innings.

Skyler Sylvester picked up the win for the Tetons. Sylvester pitched eight innings and allowed four earned runs, five hits and three walks while striking out six.

The Tetons improve to 20-9 on the season and are slated to play Bismarck State Col-lege at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Bismarck for a non-confer-ence doubleheader.

Lady Tetons sweep DH on the road at DCTC

BY MIKE COOKASSOCIATED PRESS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — To-rii Hunter feels good about his swing and so do the Min-nesota Twins.

Hunter hit his first home run for Minnesota since 2007, helping Trevor May and the Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 7-2 Sun-day.

"I'm just happy to get the home run out of the way in a Twins uniform in Target Field," said Hunter, flashing his charismatic smile.

Hunter, who rejoined the Twins this year after five seasons with the Los Ange-les Angels and two with De-troit, hit a three-run homer in the sixth off former Minnesota pitcher Anthony

Swarzak for a 7-1 lead.He has been working with

hitting coach Tom Brunan-sky to firm up his swing and make consistent contact.

"I've been excited about my at-bats the last four or five days," Hunter said. "I feel good right now."

So do the Twins.Following a 1-5 opening

trip, Minnesota won four of six at home against Kansas City and Cleveland.

"After the start we had, to come back here and protect our home field this week and win a couple series against teams in our division, that's a good thing for us," said manager Paul Molitor.

Making his second start since coming up from the minors when Ricky Nolasco

went on the disabled list, May (1-1) allowed one run and four hits in six innings. With Ervin Santana serving a drug suspension, May is bidding to remain in the ro-tation when Nolasco returns from elbow inflammation.

"My biggest thing is just be ready to pitch whenever they say you're pitching," he said.

Cleveland scored on Michael Brantley's RBI single in the first and Carlos Santana's ninth-inning home run off J.R. Graham, the 100th home run of Santana's big league career.

Cleveland has scored just 13 runs in its last five games.

"I always want us to have 15 hits and nine runs," manager Terry Francona said. "We've got to fight through it, and

until you really get rolling, find a way to manufacture, find a way to win by one."

TJ House (0-2) gave up five runs and seven hits in 5 2-3 innings, leaving him with a 14.14 ERA. He allowed six earned runs on six hits in 1 1-3 innings in his first start a week ago.

"One inning I'd go out there and feel great, and the next I'd be all over the place a little bit," he said. "That was a little disappointing, but definitely a step forward from the first one."

Minnesota loaded the bases in the second on a walk, double and hit batter. Oswaldo Arcia's sacrifice fly, Eduardo Escobar's RBI single and Shane Robinson's run-scoring grounder.

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Minnesota Twins’ Torii Hunter (48) is greeted at the dugout by manager Paul Molitor, right, and hitting coach Tom Brunansky, center, after hit-ting a three-run home run off Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Anthony Swarzak in the sixth inning Sunday in Minneapolis. The Twins won 7-2.

Hunter homers for Twins in 7-2 win over Indians

BY ROB MAADDIAP PRO FOOTBALL WRITER

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — It's Tebow Time in the City of Brotherly Love.

Tim Tebow is expected to sign a one-year contract with the Eagles on Monday, according to three people familiar with the deal. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condi-tion of anonymity Sunday because the contract hasn't been finalized.

Tebow hasn't played in the NFL since 2012 with the New York Jets. He was released by the New Eng-land Patriots before the 2013 season and spent last year working in television as an analyst for the SEC Network and ESPN.

Despite being out of the league, the 27-year-old Tebow remained one of the most popular players around. He has a legion of fans who follow him because of his strong Christian beliefs.

The former Heisman Trophy winner led Florida to two national titles and was a first-round pick by Denver in 2010. He started 16 games during two seasons with the Broncos, including a playoff victory over Pittsburgh in Janu-ary 2012. Tebow was traded to the Jets after Denver signed Peyton Manning.

The 27-year-old Tebow joins quarterbacks Sam Bradford, Mark Sanchez, Matt Barkley and G.J. Kinne on Philadelphia's roster. The addition of Tebow would be the lat-est move in a stunning offseason for coach Chip Kelly. He traded Nick Foles, LeSean McCoy and allowed Jeremy Maclin to leave in free agency.

Tebow worked out for the Eagles last month and Kelly later said he's always "been a fan of Tim."

Tim Tebow expected to sign with Eagles on Monday

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BOSTON — Tens of thou-sands of runners, including some of the world's best, and hundreds of thousands of fans are expected to hit the streets of Boston on Monday for the 119th running of the Boston Marathon.

Security will be high along the 26.2 mile course, in rec-ognition of the bombing of the 2013 race, which killed three people and injured 264 in the one of the most visible attacks on U.S. soil since Sept. 11, 2001.

The race goes on dur-ing a pause in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 21-year-old ethnic Chechen who was convicted earlier

this month of the bombing. His trial will move into a second phase beginning on Tuesday, with prosecutors arguing that he should be sentenced to death for his crimes.

Police urged spectators not to bring large bags or coolers, saying that such packages would be subject to search. They also banned the use of drones along the course.

"We have significant resources and personnel out there to protect our public," said Mayor Martin Walsh. "It won't change our atmosphere. The city will be the same positive envi-ronment that people are used to enjoying during the

Boston Marathon."The field will include Meb

Keflezighi of San Diego, who in 2014 became the first U.S. male to win the race in three decades, with a time of 2 hours, 8 minutes and 37 sec-onds, as well as top Kenya and Ethiopian contenders including Patrick Makau, Abel Kirui and Wilson Che-bet.

The women's race will be wide open with three-time winner and reigning cham-pion Rita Jeptoo of Kenya excluded from the race this year while she serves a two-year ban from the sport after failing a drug test.

Top women's contenders include Buzunesh Deba of Ethiopia, 2012 Boston win-

ner Sharon Cherop of Ke-nya, as well as Shalane Fla-nagan, who originally hails from the Boston suburb of Marblehead, Massachusetts, who finished fourth in 2013.

In addition to attracting elite runners competing for the $830,500 in prize money, the world's oldest annual marathon is a mecca for ded-icated amateurs who work for years to meet the strict, age-graded time cutoffs they must pass to earn a coveted spot in the field.

One group that will not be present at the race is the 12 jurors and six alternates in the Tsarnaev trial. U.S. Dis-trict Judge George O'Toole ordered them to stay away from the race.

High security, as bombing trial pauses

Dominick Reuter/Reuters

Police officers are seen reflected in a window painted with "Boston" near the Boston Marathon start line in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, april 20, 2015. a field of 30,000 runners is set to line up for the 119th running of the world's oldest annual marathon.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Six people have been arrested in two states in connection with a terrorism investiga-tion in Minnesota, where au-thorities have been tracking youths who have traveled or tried to travel to Syria to fight with militants, including the Islamic State group, authori-ties said.

Ben Petok, a spokesman for the Minnesota U.S. Attor-ney's Office, said the arrests were made Sunday in Minne-apolis and San Diego and that there is no threat to public safety. He provided no infor-mation about charges.

Kyle Loven, spokesman for the Minneapolis office of the FBI, said six people were arrested Sunday but gave no further details. An FBI spokesman in San Diego re-ferred questions to Loven.

The U.S. Attorney's Office and the FBI planned a news conference Monday to an-nounce details of a joint ter-rorism task force operation.

Authorities say a handful of Minnesota residents have traveled to Syria to fight with

militants within the last year. At least one Minnesotan has died while fighting for the Islamic State.

Since 2007, more than 22 young Somali men have also traveled from Minnesota to Somalia to join the militant group al-Shabab.

Four Minnesotans have already been charged in con-nection with supporting ter-ror groups in Syria, includ-ing the Islamic State group.

One man, 19-year-old Ham-za Ahmed, was stopped at a New York City airport in No-vember as he and three oth-ers were attempting to travel to Syria. Ahmed has been indicted on charges of lying to the FBI during a terrorism investigation, conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State group, and attempting to provide mate-rial support. He has pleaded not guilty.

But there have been no public charges filed against his three companions, and little information had been released about them. An FBI affidavit said they are all between the ages of 19 and 20 and live in the Twin Cities.

Authorities: terrorism probe yields 6 arrests

By Scott MayeRoWItZAP AiRlines WRiteR

After years of steadily-rising airfare, travelers this summer can expect a tiny bit of relief — $2.01 in savings to be exact.

The average roundtrip do-mestic ticket this summer, in-cluding taxes, now stands at $454, down less than a percent from last summer. Vacation-ers to Europe will fare better with the average ticket down 3 percent to $1,619, about $50 less than last summer.

Not all travelers will get to save.

Flights to Hawaii, Florida and New Orleans are cheaper, but travelers heading to New York, Denver and San Fran-cisco can expect to pay more.

Even in Europe, it depends on the destination. Overall fares are down but it will cost more this summer to fly to cit-ies like Amsterdam; London;

Budapest, Hungary; Lisbon, Portugal; Frankfurt, Germa-ny or Reykjavik, Iceland.

Prices are coming down because airlines are now sav-ing billions of dollars thanks to lower fuel prices and be-cause more seats have been crammed into planes, spread-ing out costs over more pas-sengers. European economic troubles are also keeping some seats empty as business travelers stay home.

The generally good news about fares comes in a report released Monday by the Air-lines Reporting Corp., which processes ticket transactions for airlines and travel agen-cies such as Expedia, Ameri-can Express and Carlson Wagonlit. The study looks at 4.1 million tickets purchased before March 31 this year and last year for travel between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

A small victory for fliers: Summer fares fall $2.01

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student loanrepayment, health and

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holidays. A completecopy of the CountyOperations Trainee

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CITY OF WISHEKseeks full-time policeofficer. Send resumeto Box 307, Wishek,ND 58495. Position

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employees aresubject to random

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Williston Park BoardApril 21, 2015

Williston Area Recreation Center- 5:30pmMission Statement:

“Superior Parks, Facilities, and Programsfor all to enjoy an active life”

I. Additions or Deletions to the AgendaII. Correspondencea. Citizens to be Heardb. WrittenIII. Approval of MinutesIV. Approval of BillsV. Approval of Financial Statementsa. Financial SummaryVI. Executive Director ReportVII. Portfolio Reportsi. Administration (Commissioner Fleck)ii. Parks (Commissioner Swarthout)iii. Facilities (Commissioner Owens)iv. Recreation (Commissioner Larson)v. Finance (Commissioner Bervig)VIII. Old Businessa. Park Land Acquisition (Ball fields)IX. New Businessa. Letter of Concurrence West FrontageRoad/16th Aveb. Elks Youth Day May 12thX. Tabled Itemsa. Eckert Youth PoolXI. Adjourn

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(April 20, 2015)

SUMMONSCase No. 53-2014-DM-00445STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

IN DISTRICT COURTCOUNTY OF WILLIAMS

NORTHWEST JUDICIAL DISTRICTRonald E. St. John,

Plaintiff,Felia C. St. John,

Defendant.The State of North Dakota to the abovenamed defendant:You are hereby summoned and required toappear and defend against the complaint inthis action, which is herewith served uponyou, by serving upon the undersigned ananswer or other proper response withintwenty-one (21) days after the service of thissummons upon you, exclusive of the day ofservice. If you fail to do so, judgment bydefault will be taken against you for the reliefdemanded in the complaint.NOTICE OF TEMPORARY RESTRAININGPROVISIONSUnder Rule 8.4 of the North Dakota Rules ofCourt, upon service of this summons, you,and your spouse, are bound by the restraintsfollowing:(1) Neither spouse shall dispose of, sell,encumber, or otherwise dissipate any of theparties' assets, except:(a) For necessities of life or for the necessarygeneration of income or preservation ofassets; or(b) For retaining counsel to carry on or tocontest the proceeding.If a spouse disposes of, sells, encumbers, orotherwise dissipates assets during the interimperiod, that spouse shall provide to the otherspouse an accounting within 30 days.(2) Neither spouse shall harass the otherspouse.(3) All currently available insurance coveragemust be maintained and continued withoutchange in coverage or beneficiarydesignation.IF EITHER SPOUSE VIOLATES ANY OFTHESE PROVISIONS, THAT SPOUSE MAYBE IN CONTEMPT OF COURT.Dated this 18th day of November, 2014.

By: -s- THOMAS J.CORCORANThomas J. CorcoranAttorney for Plaintiff

North Dakota Bar No.: 07499602 4th Ave W

Williston, ND 58801Voice: 701-204-0660

Email: tjc@corcoranlaw.com(April 20, 27, May 4, 2015)

SALE OF OIL & GAS LEASESThe Board of University and School Landswill conduct an oil and gas lease auction onTuesday, May 5, 2015, at 9:00 AM, CTin Bismarck, ND. For a list of tracts beingoffered, visit www.land.nd.gov, or call (701)328-2800 or write to the ND Department ofTrust Lands, Box 5523, Bismarck, ND58506-5523. Anyone needing auxiliary aidsand services, call Catelin at (701) 328-2810by 04-28-15.04/01/15

/s/ Lance D. GaebeCommissioner

(April13, 20, 2015)

NOTICE TO CREDITORSCourt File No. 53-2015-PR-00041

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFWILLIAMS COUNTY,

NORTH DAKOTAIn the Matter of the Estate of

Lonnie Michael Greiner, DeceasedNOTICE IS GIVEN that the undersigned hasbeen appointed Personal Representative ofthe above estate. All persons having claimsagainst the deceased are required to presenttheir claims within three (3) months after thedate of the first publication of this Notice orclaims will be forever barred. Claims musteither be presented to Betty Dickson,Personal Representative of the estate, c/oPippin Law Firm, P.O. Box 1487, Williston,ND 58802-1487, or filed with the Court.

By: -s- BETTY DICKSONBetty Dickson, Personal Representative

13937 Sunrise Drive No.Willison, ND 58801

H. Malcolm Pippin (ID #04682)Pippin Law Firm111 East BroadwayP. O. Box 1487Williston, ND 58802-1487(701)572-5544malcolm@pippinlawfirm.comAttorneys for Personal Representative

(April 6, 13, 20, 2015)

999. Public Notices

NOTICE OF PRIVATE SALETO: Joel JohnsonThe contents of your leased space at StoragePlaza, 502 East Dakota Parkway, Williston,North Dakota, are subject to a storage facilitylien and will be sold by private sale beginningApril 27, 2015 and continuing until all itemsare sold or disposed of as required by law.Proceeds of said sale shall be used to payback rent owed to Storage Plaza.Dated this 10th day of April 2015.

By: -s- LINDA TOFTELinda Tofte

STORAGE PLAZA, LLC502 East Dakota Parkway

P.O. Box 864Williston, ND 58802-0864

Telephone No. (701) 572-4671(April 13, 20, 2015)

999. Public Notices

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FULL TIME POSITION OPEN FOR ACUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

AT THE THE WILLISTON HERALDThis Positions Requires...

Calling on existing and new customers in Williston and surrounding area, for display advertising for a 4,500 daily, 15,200 circulation TMC product

and our newly established “Talkin’ the Bakken” monthly magazine.

This is a rich territory with a wide variety of businesses, both large and small. The ideal person to �ll this job is comfortable with mom and popbusinesses as well as major accounts. Our team does most of our selling

face-to-face which requires a professional appearance. Your ability to network and connect with the community is essential to your success.

EARN AN INCOME THAT FAR EXCEEDS AVERAGE.

If you are CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIENTED | ORGANIZED | ENTHUSIASTIC & POSITIVE

CREATIVE | HONEST | ENJOY WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC

this job may be for you.

Excellent GRAMMAR | SPELLING | COMMUNICATION | CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS

are a must.Sales experience is not necessary, if this describes you... we will train you!

Bene�ts...Paid Vacation | Paid Holidays | 401k

Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance | and Optional Dental

Write Your Own Check!Salary plus Commission | Mileage Paid | Monday through Friday

Williston Herald, Attn.: Marley Morgan, P.O. Box 1447, Williston, ND 58802 or email your resume to mmorgan@willistonherald.comSEND RESUME TO:

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Newspaper Carriers are independent contractors and are responsible for delivering the Williston

Herald to subscribers Mon- Fri by 6:00 pm and Sunday mornings by 9:00am. Prospects must have a valid driver’s license & current

vehicle insurance. Newspaper carriers are also responsible for maintaining and using their own

vehicle for deliveries, hiring and training substitute drivers, and increasing sales on route.

Routes currently available are in the Williston area. Apply in person at

The Williston Herald Circulation Dept.14 4th ST. W Williston , ND 58801.

701-572-2165. Ask for Heather Taylor or Tammy Britt.

$$ $Earn EXTRA INCOME

DeliveringThe Williston Herald

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FOR SALE AT VANHOOK

1973 Marsh � eld 14x708x44 Attached covered deck.

8 1/2 x 10 1/2 storage shed, 1200 gallon water tank.

For more information call 701-358-1020 OR 701-629-1963

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S.W. Black HillsMild Winters, Great Views w/treesFrom ¾ acre to 20+ acre parcelsPower & water readily available.

SD LAND FOR SALE

Call 605-745-4519Boating & Recreation Area near

LODGE STYLE HOME ON HORSESHOE LAKE NORTHERN MN.

6 Bedrooms, 4 bathrooms.3 stone � replaces, Sauna, Whirlpool, Outbuildings,

30 x 40 heated shop, Sugar shack for cooking syrup. Offered @ 439,000. Available June 1

For more information call 218-326-8000 OR 218-259-4696

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FOR SALE

Sudoku puzzles are for-matted as a 9x9 grid, bro-ken down into nine 3x3boxes. To solve a sudoku,the numbers 1 through 9must fill each row, columnand box. Each numbercan appear only once ineach row, column andbox. See answer box intomorrowʼs paper.

719 2nd St. W.572-8167Web Page

www.fredricksens.net

Williston:

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Classified MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2015 WILLISTON HERALD A11

RESTAURANTS

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1906 2nd Ave. W.Williston572-4480

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

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Master License #2141

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HOTELS

TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

NEWSPAPER TIRES

1992

701-572-6167

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HOME & RV

Manufactured HomesRecreational Vehicles

Sales, Service& Repairs

2822 1st Avenue WestWilliston, ND 58801

701-776-5878Toll Free 1-888-771-5878

rugbyhomesandrvcenter.com

DANCE STUDIOS

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The Region’s Premier Sourcefor Dance

Dance & Fitness Classes, Competition Teams,& Formal Gown Rental

11 First Avenue East701-572-6597

www.KayMichaelLeeStudio.comFind us on Facebook!

GENERAL CONTRACTOR

Joe’s DiggingSERVICE

3106 University Avenue

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SHARPENING & REPAIR

DEPENDABLE SERVICEREASONABLE RATES

Carbide and Steel Circular BladesHand Saws Ice Augers

Chain Saws Hole Saws Jointer-Planer KnivesDrill Bits Mower Blades Hedge Trimmers PInking Shears

Scissors Knives Carbide and Steel Router BitsOur goal is to keep you sharp!NICK BACHMEIER - PHONE 701-572-59391401 Main - Williston

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123 E. BroadwayWilliston572-3381

WILLIAMS COUNTYABSTRACTCOMPANY

FINANCE

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PlainsReporter14 West 4th St.Williston, ND572-2165

DIRECTORYYour directoryof professionals is only

a phone call away

SERVICE

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Ron Schock ConstructionSpecializing in:

Ronald K. Schock

701.290.6856

CoyoteBuilders.comYou Call, We Answer

Open 7 Days

701-609-3030Lowest Prices in Town!

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Glasoe ConstructionLicensed & Insured Contractor

Specializing In:

Glasoe

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800 N. Merrill, Glendive, MT

PLUMBING

Braaten PlumbingCasey Moran

License # 0820

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701-774-0070On call 24/7 (unless the walleye are biting)

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midco.com

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701.572.2002

• Video • Internet• Wireless • Land Line

• Long Distance

COMMUNICATION SERVICES

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20-TEMPORARY POSITIONS Laborers, Construction 06/15/15-12/15/15 All applicants must be able willing, quali�ed perform work described this JO/Ad & must be available entire period speci�ed. Transport provided designated locale to job site $30/week: Divide, Mclean, Williams, Kidder, McKenzie, Stark, Ward, Montrail, Sheridan, Dunn Counties ND; begin: Minot, Ward County. Assist variety basic tasks: may carry tools, materials, set up. May work w/cement masons move, set forms; take apart equip, clean up sites, dispose of waste,& other needs. Use variety of tools-equip. no cost to worker. Duties may include: Clean, prep construction sites, remove debris, possible hazards, build, take apart bracing, forms, temp structures, dig trenches, compact earth prep for construction, follow instructions. May perform physical labor in great temps, work outdoors varied weather; may climb, lift, balance, walk, stoop, & handle, install, position, move, manipulate, load, unload materials. Static Strength: ability exert max muscle force to lift, push, pull, carry objects up to 50lbs-75lbs/2 persons repetitively. Extensive bend, stoop, squat. Attn. to Detail: complete tasks. Self-Control: maintain composure, control anger, avoid aggressive behavior, other related activities. Short period OJT. Possible wkly/Daily hrs: 35-60+; 6A-possibly to 7P. Weekend work. Employer comply w/ applicable Federal, State, local laws pertain. OT hrs. H/W May Apply. Wage: $20.14/hr., OT$30.21/hr. DOE. Hrs. may �uctuate (+/-), possible downtime/OT. Drug, alcohol, Tobacco-free work zone; govt. contracts require clean record to work on site; drug testing at Supervisor’s discretion while employed. Must show proof of legal authority to work in U.S. Send resume/application w/contact info to: Solid-Employee LLC by fax: 651-994-0300; or by phone: 612-919-6428

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Advertise your home or property with us for $39.99 a month. Your 2x2 ad including photo will run daily and reach over 20,000 readers a week. Contact your local sales representative to place an ad today. X

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sales representative to place an ad today.

Call 701-572-2165 or e-mail class@willistonherald.com

Is your home or property FOR SALE by owner?

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Three Bedroom two full bath including large master bedroom with walk-in closet, master bath with skylight, garden tub and walk-in shower. Beautiful kitchen with skylight and center island. Large living/dining with open �oor plan. Spacious laundry room with utility sink and storage. Six car driveway on corner lot with country view and cedar decks. Many extras. Move-in ready. No owner �nancing.

Call for appt. 701.250.8088

TIOGA HOME FOR SALE BY OWNER:

HOME NEAR GRAFTON – 3BED/2BA, 1500sqft2-stall garage with workshop, across street from school. Central air, A/C. Ready Now – will sell quick! $29,000 cash (worth over $50,000)

FOR SALE

701.595.0074

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Jerry Burnes Managing Editor

701-572-2165Williston Herald

editor@willistonherald.comMonday

April 20, 2015

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BusinessBusiness

Edward JonescongratulatesFinancial AdvisorTroy Nelson,one of Barron’s“Top 1,200Financial Advisors.”

That's impressive.

But even more impressive is how Troy puts his experience to work for you.

Troy NelsonEdward Jones Financial Advisor1701 Burnt Boat DriveBismarck, ND 58503

701-255-1196troy.nelson@edwardjones.com

Troy has been named No. 1 in North Dakota for the 4th year in a row.

www.edwardjones.comMember SIPC

Barron’s “Top 1,200 Financial Advisors” Feb. 23, 2015. Barron’s Top 1,200 criteria based on assets under management, revenue produced for the � rm, regulatory record, quality of practice, philanthropic work and more. The rating is not indicative of the � nancial advisor’s future performance. Neither Edward Jones nor its � nancial advisors pay afee to Barron’s in exchange for the rating. Barron’s is a registered trademark of Dow Jones & Co.

By Julio oJeda-ZapataSt. PAul PionEEr PrESS

ST. PAUL — Apple is not the only one with a lot rid-ing on the Apple Watch, the high-tech timepiece that became available for pre-orders Friday and gets into customers’ hands later this month.

The new smartwatch is also a gamble for third-party accessory makers that are cooking up all manner of products — wristbands, screen protectors, charging stands — for the device.

And while many of these companies have cut their teeth on accessories for Apple’s iPad and iPhone, and in some cases made fortunes, that’s no guaran-tee the Apple Watch will be another bonanza.

One case in point: Minneapolis-based Pad & Quill, which manufactures a number of its products in St. Paul.

Founder Brian Holmes, an experienced maker of iPhone and iPad accesso-ries, is rolling the dice once again with an all-new line of accessories for the Apple Watch.

The products include a folding watch stand made of wood, a selection of leather carrying cases and a food tray-like “caddy” with a built-in watch stand and compartments for an iPhone and house keys.

These products are set to ship in the weeks right after the Apple Watch’s April 24 release.

Any such accessory launch “is kind of fretful,” Holmes acknowledged. “You design a product, you see what you think people would like to buy, but until you’ve announced it, you have no idea how well it will do.”

He had doubts about the watch stand while it was being developed, for in-

stance. “Maybe this is just stupid,” he recalls thinking to himself.

Initial watch-stand orders on the Pad & Quill site, how-ever, look relatively promis-ing so far, he noted.

“We’ve seen enough sales that we feel this is worth the investment,” he said. “This looks like a product we will be able to keep selling for the rest of the year.”

Ironically, Holmes had not given the Apple Watch much thought in the days and weeks after its September unveiling because he was so busy making and ship-ping cases for the then new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

This made sense because the iPhone is major money maker. In just the two weeks after its release late last year, it sparked about $250 million in accessory sales, according to the NPD Group. The handsets are part of a phone-accessory market that was pegged at $51 billion as of late last year, according to U.K.-based ABI Research.

But as often happens, the phone-focused Holmes got a nudge when he least ex-pected it.

A Wired technology journalist familiar with Pad & Quill’s products called to ask him about his plans for the Apple Watch. A flum-moxed Holmes had none but did not want to admit it, so he said something vague yet quotable about exploring options.

Then he had to make good on that amorphous pledge. This presented a huge chal-lenge, partly because of his company’s very-particular clientele. These customers “are very demanding be-cause they are using Apple products,” Holmes noted.

What’s more, the Apple Watch is being hyped as high-fashion as well as high-tech and is made of such

materials as 18-karat gold. Holmes knew his products had to be worthy of such a fancy and futuristic device.

Looking to the pastSo, improbably, he looked

to the past.A few years ago, his

grandmother passed on to him a pocket watch that had once belonged to his long-deceased grandfather. He needed a way to show off the timepiece and vaguely remembered seeing fold-ing wooden stands for this purpose.

Scouring the Internet, he found and snapped up a couple of these stands, both about a century old yet in decent condition. One of them turned out to be a reasonably good fit for his

grandfather’s pocket watch.This became the inspira-

tion for a product called the Luxury Pocket Stand for Apple Watch, a compact wooden holder that can be folded up for convenient transport — a feature that makes it unique among Apple Watch stands coming to market.

The $70 Pocket Stand — carved out of American cherry, African mahogany or walnut — is made entirely in Minnesota. Its two main components are cut from lengths of wood using a CNC router, a kind of computer-driven cutting machine, at a CNC Router-Works plant in Foley, Minn. They’re then shipped to a Pad & Quill shop in Minne-apolis for sanding, painting

and polishing.The result is a gadget with

two hinged parts that make it vaguely reminiscent of a “Star Trek” communicator. The portion of the Pocket Stand that flips upward to suspend the Apple Watch in midair has a cutout for the smartwatch’s small, circular charger, which essentially becomes part of the stand.

When collapsed, the Pock-et Stand becomes a smallish wooden slab with rounded edges that can be slipped into a pocket, handbag or one of Pad & Quill’s new leather accessory holders. These have compartments for the stand, the charging cable and, in some cases, a spare watchband.

Holmes said he can’t re-

lease his stand until he has an Apple Watch and charger to put on it for final tweak-ing, such as how the watch charger and its cord fit into the stand’s wooden grooves. But he noted that the stand was easier to design than an iPhone case, which requires

more precise guesswork about an unreleased hand-set’s measurements.

Massive wavePad & Quill is not the only

accessory maker taking a risk on an unproven Apple product.

The Apple Watch set off a stampede of companies aim-ing to cash in on the gleam-ing new gadget, including well-established accessory vendors like Twelve South, Griffin Technology and DODOcase. Newer compa-nies are looking for a piece of the action, too.

Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Nomad, for instance, is staking its future not only on the Apple Watch but also on the smartwatch in general. Its initial products include a metal Apple Watch charging stand and a mobile battery pack called the Pod to keep the Apple Watch juiced up. More such prod-ucts are in the pipeline.

“A massive smartwatch wave is coming,” said Nomad CEO Noah Dentzel. “We believe the smart-watch will become the No. 1 personal device in two to four years. The smartphone won’t die overnight, but there will be a transition period.”

Dentzel, who previously focused his company on smartphone-charging adapt-ers, is positioning Nomad for that watch surge. “We want to be the first movers,” he said.

A host of just-out-of-the-gate tech startups are bet-ting big on the Apple Watch, as well.

accessory makers are teeing up products to go with apple Watch

Julio Ojeda-Zapata/Pioneer Press

pad & Quill founder Brian Holmes, left, and employee Josh dow show off several wooden accessories for the upcoming apple Watch at the company's Minneapolis workshop, on tuesday, april 7, 2015. the prod-ucts being manufactured there include a solo charging stand and a tray-like caddy for the watch along with keys and an iphone.